Mary Stoiana
Stoiana in 2023
Country (sports) United States
Born (2003-05-06) May 6, 2003
Southbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas A&M (2021–)
Prize money$31,495
Singles
Career record21–12 (63.6%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 573 (November 27, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 578 (December 25, 2023)
Doubles
Career record5–1 (83.3%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1,120 (November 27, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1,129 (December 25, 2023)

Mary Stoiana (born May 6, 2003) is an American tennis player. She plays college tennis for the Texas A&M Aggies and has been ranked as high as No. 2 in NCAA Division I singles and doubles.

She has won one doubles title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

Early life and junior career

Stoiana was born in Southbury, Connecticut.[1] She began playing tennis at age four, learning from her father as he taught her older brother.[2][3] She competed in United States Tennis Association (USTA) Junior Sections from age nine,[4] and played on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit from 2018 to 2021, winning three singles titles and one doubles title.[2] She attracted notice from Texas A&M coaches with her seventh-place finish at the USTA Girls' 18 National Clay Court Championships in July 2019.[3] Until that summer, she attended Pomperaug High School, when she began being homeschooled to dedicate more time to tennis.[3] She committed to A&M in September 2020.[3] Babolat ranked her as the No. 11 recruit of the class of 2021.[3]

College career

Stoiana began playing college tennis for A&M in 2021. She played most of her freshman year in the team's No. 3 spot in singles, compiling 34 wins and 4 losses.[1] She clinched the dual matches that gave A&M the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season title and SEC Championship.[1][5] In doubles, she went 28–5 partnering mostly with junior Carson Branstine.[1] She was named to the All-SEC second team and the SEC All-Freshman team.[6] A&M reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships.[5]

Playing in A&M's No. 1 spot as a sophomore, Stoiana went 38–6, with a doubles record of 28–4.[1][5] She helped A&M defend its SEC regular season title, receiving SEC Player of the Week honors a record seven times, and was selected to the All-SEC first team and named SEC Player of the Year.[5][7] She beat national No. 3 Lea Ma in A&M's loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship.[8] Second-seeded A&M again lost in the NCAA Championships quarterfinals.[9] She ended the season nationally ranked No. 2 in singles and doubles.[1][10]

Stoiana was selected to the USTA Collegiate Summer Team in the summer of 2023.[11] At the ITF W15 event in Lakewood, California, in July, she partnered No. 1 college player Fiona Crawley of North Carolina and won the doubles title, and she reached the singles final but had to retire in the match against Hanna Chang.[10][12] She received a wildcard into the qualifying tournament of the 2023 US Open.[10]

In October 2023, she won the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, North Carolina.[13]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2023 ITF Lakewood, United States 15,000 Hard United States Hanna Chang 1–1 ret.

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2023 ITF Lakewood, United States 15,000 Hard United States Fiona Crawley United States Mary Lewis
United States Brandy Walker		 7–5, 6–7(3), [10–5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mary Stoiana – Women's Tennis". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Mary Stoiana Tennis Player Profile (Juniors)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Vanoni, Maggie (June 22, 2021). "'It was definitely worth it,' Southbury's Mary Stoiana's tennis journey from public school to home school and beyond". The News-Times. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ Maimonis, James (July 1, 2019). "New England Juniors Win Sectional Titles". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Cessna, Robert (May 11, 2023). "Texas A&M's diminutive Mary Stoiana making national impact in women's tennis". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2022 SEC Women's Tennis Awards Announced". Southeastern Conference. April 28, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ Thornton, Sam (April 18, 2023). "Stoiana Awarded Fourth-Consecutive SEC Player of the Week Honor". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Claims 2023 SEC Tournament Championship". University of Georgia. April 23, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "No. 2 Aggies' Stellar Season Ends in NCAA Quarterfinals". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. May 17, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 Peck, Ben (August 21, 2023). "Texas A&M tennis standout Mary Stoiana competing at U.S. Open qualifying tournament". KAGS. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ Thornton, Sam (June 8, 2023). "Stoiana Named to USTA Collegiate Summer Team". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ Pratt, Steve (July 10, 2023). "Hanna Chang, Andre Ilagan Win Socal Pro Series Singles Titles in Lakewood". USTA Southern California. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ "A&M's Stoiana wins ITA championship". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 8, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
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